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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard Feins, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
John Alexander, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Samuel D. Drew, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Joanna Cao, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 23/30 (2006.01); G09B 23/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 23/306 (2013.01); G09B 23/303 (2013.01); G09B 23/285 (2013.01);
Abstract
A custom support structure and models for use in simulated robotically-assisted, telesurgical and/or laparoscopic colonic, pelvic, bladder, or uterine surgery are disclosed. The support structure comprises components for inserting the support structure into a mannequin, and for positioning animal tissue in a way that mimics the human colorectal, pelvic, uterine, and bladder systems, thus allowing for simulated surgery.